<![CDATA[Spark]]>6e8cef1d-4213-5621-866c-5ee6009a3861Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:00:11 +0000Captivate.fmMissio Dei Community Church - SLChttps://artwork.captivate.fm/2e1df009-7b11-4f7e-be2d-38e2fb21c2b5/dvp2ZJtO9AEvDR5qwpEg73AK.jpgSparkMissio Dei Community Church - SLCMissio Dei Community Church - SLCIn our Spark, Pastor Heather Thomas hosts conversations with different people about their spiritual practices and habits that help them cultivate deeper love. Listen in and let it spark ideas for how you can cultivate your own practices in everyday life.https://spark.captivate.fmnoepisodicnopodcastAbby Ampil and her everyday life!Abby Ampil and her everyday life!Abby works as a Pediatric physical therapist in early intervention. Today she talks about her everyday life working in this field and also highlights models of disability which provides insight for how we might practice deeper love.

]]>Abby works as a Pediatric physical therapist in early intervention. Today she talks about her everyday life working in this field and also highlights models of disability which provides insight for how we might practice deeper love.

]]>dbbde8af-9615-4d69-ba14-a6e9537f013eThu, 27 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -040041:49nofull35353Missio Dei Community Church - SLCEveryday life with Anahi, Kyle and Santiago UhligEveryday life with Anahi, Kyle and Santiago UhligAnahi spends her time as an educator specifically an instructional coach at a title 1 school. In the fall she'll transition to the role of intern assistant principle. Kyle works as a charge nurse and together they also spend time with Santiago, who just turned two!

]]>Anahi spends her time as an educator specifically an instructional coach at a title 1 school. In the fall she'll transition to the role of intern assistant principle. Kyle works as a charge nurse and together they also spend time with Santiago, who just turned two!

]]>c1ec727b-19eb-4bb5-a4df-5e9b486fdb93Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -040044:48nofull34343Missio Dei Community Church - SLCAmanda Lingle and her everyday life!Amanda Lingle and her everyday life!Amanda works at BD medical as an engineer on vascular catheters but is a Femtech enthusiast. She, along with a team, recently won impact.51's first innovation program.

Impact.51 is now providing funding among other resources to help her project develop into an actual company.

]]>Amanda works at BD medical as an engineer on vascular catheters but is a Femtech enthusiast. She, along with a team, recently won impact.51's first innovation program.

Impact.51 is now providing funding among other resources to help her project develop into an actual company.

]]>42c6d604-2fc5-4cf6-a197-053d29ad1630Wed, 21 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -040024:39nofull33333Missio Dei Community Church - SLCKrysti Nellermoe and her everyday life!Krysti Nellermoe and her everyday life!In this series we are listening to different stories from people in the community about how what they do in their everyday lives connects to God's loving and renewing work in the world.

Krysti talks about the International Rescue Committee and you can find how to volunteer here

]]>In this series we are listening to different stories from people in the community about how what they do in their everyday lives connects to God's loving and renewing work in the world.

Krysti talks about the International Rescue Committee and you can find how to volunteer here

]]>3136b8af-1629-40ed-a21f-9135637b8242Wed, 07 Jun 2023 03:00:00 -040033:43nofull32323Missio Dei Community Church - SLCJordan Moss and his everyday life!Jordan Moss and his everyday life!In this series we are listening to different stories from people in the community about how what they do in their everyday lives connects to God's loving and renewing work in the world.

]]>In this series we are listening to different stories from people in the community about how what they do in their everyday lives connects to God's loving and renewing work in the world.

]]>2094fd6d-3d33-46d9-b48a-cc350743c504Wed, 24 May 2023 15:30:00 -040046:28nofull31313Missio Dei Community Church - SLCBelonging: being sensory inclusive.Belonging: being sensory inclusive.Megan Raby (@author.meg.raby) is the author of My Brother Otto, a picture book, illustrated by Elisa Pallmer, about the love, acceptance, and understanding of differences a young crow has for her brother, who is neurodivergent and nonspeaking, specifically he is autistic

Meg holds a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology with a certification in Autism Spectrum Disorders from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and has several years of experience working with autistic children ages 2-17.

Meg is also an ambassador for KultureCity, a nonprofit or movement that makes places and spaces sensory inclusive, and an avid advocate for the neurodivergent community.

]]>Megan Raby (@author.meg.raby) is the author of My Brother Otto, a picture book, illustrated by Elisa Pallmer, about the love, acceptance, and understanding of differences a young crow has for her brother, who is neurodivergent and nonspeaking, specifically he is autistic

Meg holds a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology with a certification in Autism Spectrum Disorders from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and has several years of experience working with autistic children ages 2-17.

Meg is also an ambassador for KultureCity, a nonprofit or movement that makes places and spaces sensory inclusive, and an avid advocate for the neurodivergent community.

]]>08f45dd3-baa8-41df-bf8f-02e27846f0ddWed, 15 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -040043:37nofull24242Missio Dei Community Church - SLCPractices toward security and connectionPractices toward security and connectionVirginia Brewster is a licensed professional counselor. Her work finds her with kids and also people with criminal behavior. The latter have often caused damage to relationships and have usually had damage in their relationships from the past. Virginia loves to talk to people about learning to trust and how to feel safe and learn to be safe for others. This podcast gives us some really practical tools for how we can develop trusted connections both with God and others.

]]>Virginia Brewster is a licensed professional counselor. Her work finds her with kids and also people with criminal behavior. The latter have often caused damage to relationships and have usually had damage in their relationships from the past. Virginia loves to talk to people about learning to trust and how to feel safe and learn to be safe for others. This podcast gives us some really practical tools for how we can develop trusted connections both with God and others.

]]>23dcc356-b53d-42f7-9131-916de6ecd356Thu, 07 Apr 2022 06:00:00 -040042:32nofull23232Missio Dei Community Church - SLCInsights for developing security with others and GodInsights for developing security with others and GodJohanny Mulvilhill joined me this week. Johanny is from the Dominican Republic where she practices as a licensed clinical therapist. She recently moved to Utah and shares her personal story as a way to encourage us toward deeper, more secure relationships. She is passionate about this topic in particular because of how much it has helped bring healthy change to her personal relationships.

]]>Johanny Mulvilhill joined me this week. Johanny is from the Dominican Republic where she practices as a licensed clinical therapist. She recently moved to Utah and shares her personal story as a way to encourage us toward deeper, more secure relationships. She is passionate about this topic in particular because of how much it has helped bring healthy change to her personal relationships.

]]>06021c64-94bd-48e8-b2a4-ab9e13d82f28Wed, 30 Mar 2022 04:00:00 -040031:39nofull22222Missio Dei Community Church - SLCLearning security in relationships.Learning security in relationships.This week I am joined by Robyn Ray to talk about developing security in relationships. Robyn is currently an Adjunct instructor at the University of Utah where she teaches classes about infant and child beginnings and also intimacy and love.

She comes with a great deal of understanding about secure attachment and how to develop it.

]]>This week I am joined by Robyn Ray to talk about developing security in relationships. Robyn is currently an Adjunct instructor at the University of Utah where she teaches classes about infant and child beginnings and also intimacy and love.

She comes with a great deal of understanding about secure attachment and how to develop it.

]]>91f33e64-eab5-4da2-a92d-93e9058c3676Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:00:00 -040030:32nofull21212Missio Dei Community Church - SLCFarming and Nursing Inspiring Our Habits at WorkFarming and Nursing Inspiring Our Habits at WorkKatrina is a 3rd generation female farmer, fermenter, and nurse practitioner. Weaving these practices together fills Katrina’s life with joy and meaning. As a business entrepreneur she diversified the family farm opening up a wedding venue, brewery, cidery, tasting room (with the most epic pizza) and planted a vineyard. Katrina’s great-great grandparents founded a vineyard in Switzerland and later immigrated to Helvetia, Oregon (1905) where they planted Yungen Vineyards. Continuing the tradition, Katrina’s uncle and aunt pioneered Elk Cove Vineyard in 1974 in the Willamette Valley. So, planting a vineyard on the farm was simply part of her farming heritage!

Katrina’s faith and values of generosity and hospitality tell such an inspiring story of the way work can be a place of gratitude and hope. Katrina has always been a refreshing, generous presence in my life and she joined me on this week's podcast to talk about the practices and habits of work & generosity. 

  • If you want to read Trina’s farm blog: gratefulfarmer.com (she shares lots of amazing photos and recipes and stories and it's well worth a look).
  • If you want to learn more about her family farm you can visit Mt View Orchards
  • If you want to watch the episode of Bravo’s top chef that was filmed on the family farm you can do so here

]]>Katrina is a 3rd generation female farmer, fermenter, and nurse practitioner. Weaving these practices together fills Katrina’s life with joy and meaning. As a business entrepreneur she diversified the family farm opening up a wedding venue, brewery, cidery, tasting room (with the most epic pizza) and planted a vineyard. Katrina’s great-great grandparents founded a vineyard in Switzerland and later immigrated to Helvetia, Oregon (1905) where they planted Yungen Vineyards. Continuing the tradition, Katrina’s uncle and aunt pioneered Elk Cove Vineyard in 1974 in the Willamette Valley. So, planting a vineyard on the farm was simply part of her farming heritage!

Katrina’s faith and values of generosity and hospitality tell such an inspiring story of the way work can be a place of gratitude and hope. Katrina has always been a refreshing, generous presence in my life and she joined me on this week's podcast to talk about the practices and habits of work & generosity. 

  • If you want to read Trina’s farm blog: gratefulfarmer.com (she shares lots of amazing photos and recipes and stories and it's well worth a look).
  • If you want to learn more about her family farm you can visit Mt View Orchards
  • If you want to watch the episode of Bravo’s top chef that was filmed on the family farm you can do so here

]]>83367570-7a37-4bb3-a5be-ff7c08dda261Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:00:00 -040037:03nofull17171Missio Dei Community Church - SLCPractices of CommunityPractices of CommunityDaniel is passionate about people–deep and thoughtful while also being fun, playful, and having a skill for accents. He’s spent considerable time at the Mission, a homeless shelter and recovery program located in downtown SLC. He first joined the program in June 2015, graduating in November 2017. He rejoined the program last year and is set to graduate in the next month or two. 

His decision to choose and stay in community for his own growth is powerful and courageous. Today, Daniel will be sharing insights about the practice of community.

]]>Daniel is passionate about people–deep and thoughtful while also being fun, playful, and having a skill for accents. He’s spent considerable time at the Mission, a homeless shelter and recovery program located in downtown SLC. He first joined the program in June 2015, graduating in November 2017. He rejoined the program last year and is set to graduate in the next month or two. 

His decision to choose and stay in community for his own growth is powerful and courageous. Today, Daniel will be sharing insights about the practice of community.

]]>933acb49-99e3-4f35-8358-b3398169dbacWed, 23 Feb 2022 16:00:00 -040035:30nofull16161Missio Dei Community Church - SLCLearning Stability and Rootedness Through a Community of MonksLearning Stability and Rootedness Through a Community of MonksToday Heather talks to Michael O'Brien. Michael earned a Government/Theology degree from the University of Notre Dame. Attended law school at the University of Utah and is a catholic writer and lawyer who lives here in Salt Lake City.  After reading his book, Monastery Mornings, it made sense to me to have him along for a conversation about stability and rootedness. In his early adolescence he found an unlikely family in the company of monks at Holy Trinity Abbey, in the mountains of Huntsville, Utah. Struggling with his parents' recent divorce, this community of people helped him to develop the practices of stability and rootedness in a time of instability in his life.

]]>Today Heather talks to Michael O'Brien. Michael earned a Government/Theology degree from the University of Notre Dame. Attended law school at the University of Utah and is a catholic writer and lawyer who lives here in Salt Lake City.  After reading his book, Monastery Mornings, it made sense to me to have him along for a conversation about stability and rootedness. In his early adolescence he found an unlikely family in the company of monks at Holy Trinity Abbey, in the mountains of Huntsville, Utah. Struggling with his parents' recent divorce, this community of people helped him to develop the practices of stability and rootedness in a time of instability in his life.

]]>5937d857-41d2-45e5-9bf6-791b1418f051Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:00:00 -040039:26nofull15151Missio Dei Community Church - SLCHabits and Practices of JusticeHabits and Practices of JusticeDr. Olivia Scott is a university Psychologist who has the belief that faith and psychology inform one another in meaningful ways that transform lives. She is an athlete, likes Star Wars and enjoys having a good laugh. She also has a passion for promoting stories and visibility of those who are underrepresented.

She’ll be talking to us today about the practices and habits related to justice.

]]>Dr. Olivia Scott is a university Psychologist who has the belief that faith and psychology inform one another in meaningful ways that transform lives. She is an athlete, likes Star Wars and enjoys having a good laugh. She also has a passion for promoting stories and visibility of those who are underrepresented.

She’ll be talking to us today about the practices and habits related to justice.

]]>accfdade-37a2-4e07-b2d0-58fa3a83a6deWed, 09 Feb 2022 04:00:00 -040048:00nofull14141Missio Dei Community Church - SLCBefriending Hard Places by Practicing LamentBefriending Hard Places by Practicing LamentApricot Irving is the author of The Gospel of Trees, a lyrical meditation on ecology, loss and the tangled history of missions in Haiti. She reported on post-earthquake recovery efforts in the north of Haiti for the radio program This American Life.

She has taught literature and writing in many contexts and countries.

As a writer she has spent a great deal of time interviewing and listening to the stories of others. For her memoir she also had to do a lot of listening to herself. With the listening comes a deeper awareness of the practices and habits that surround lament.

]]>Apricot Irving is the author of The Gospel of Trees, a lyrical meditation on ecology, loss and the tangled history of missions in Haiti. She reported on post-earthquake recovery efforts in the north of Haiti for the radio program This American Life.

She has taught literature and writing in many contexts and countries.

As a writer she has spent a great deal of time interviewing and listening to the stories of others. For her memoir she also had to do a lot of listening to herself. With the listening comes a deeper awareness of the practices and habits that surround lament.

]]>106270b7-cd71-41c0-b21a-f9f76c81371dWed, 02 Feb 2022 04:00:00 -040040:12nofull13131Missio Dei Community Church - SLCStory and GospelStory and GospelThis week Heather is talking to Dr Stephanie Gehring-Ladd who is a theologian, poet and artist. She has an MFA in poetry from Cornell and a PhD from Duke. As an artist and theologian she has spent a great deal of time thinking about how to communicate truthfully, honestly and with beauty. She's also spent time thinking  about truth and storytelling and what they mean for the practices and habits of listening to and speaking about God to oneself and to others.

]]>This week Heather is talking to Dr Stephanie Gehring-Ladd who is a theologian, poet and artist. She has an MFA in poetry from Cornell and a PhD from Duke. As an artist and theologian she has spent a great deal of time thinking about how to communicate truthfully, honestly and with beauty. She's also spent time thinking  about truth and storytelling and what they mean for the practices and habits of listening to and speaking about God to oneself and to others.

]]>f2cda1c2-e3b3-4311-b386-8ead63590562Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:00:00 -040028:10nofull12121Missio Dei Community Church - SLCLearning to Pray in PrisonLearning to Pray in PrisonIn this Episode Heather is talking to Chelsea. Chelsea spent eight years in prison, three of those in maximum security, which is where she learned to pray. She was first arrested at 16 for environmental activism then went to prison twelve years later for actions of property destruction with the Earth Liberation Front. She is talking about how she learned to pray and walks us through a helpful prayer practice for our everyday lives.

]]>In this Episode Heather is talking to Chelsea. Chelsea spent eight years in prison, three of those in maximum security, which is where she learned to pray. She was first arrested at 16 for environmental activism then went to prison twelve years later for actions of property destruction with the Earth Liberation Front. She is talking about how she learned to pray and walks us through a helpful prayer practice for our everyday lives.

]]>b1720821-f36a-4680-ab74-424ff44afc5aWed, 19 Jan 2022 07:15:00 -040035:58nofull11111Missio Dei Community Church - SLCSpark IntroductionSpark IntroductionIn our new podcast, Spark, Heather will be hosting conversations with different people about their spiritual practices and habits that help them cultivate deeper love. Listen and subscribe here.

]]>In our new podcast, Spark, Heather will be hosting conversations with different people about their spiritual practices and habits that help them cultivate deeper love. Listen and subscribe here.

]]>fd7a639e-da2c-4d00-b101-ec1c3f07e9b0Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -040002:47notrailer111Missio Dei Community Church - SLC